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Remember Rosie the Riveter? Meet Rosie the Rocketeer
Boeing reveals the name of its anthropometric test dummy that will fly on the first test flight of Starliner
Remember Rosie the Riveter? Meet Rosie the Rocketeer Boeing reveals the name of its anthropometric test dummy that will fly on the first test flight of Starliner Check out this story on floridatoday.com: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2019/11/21/boeing-names-test-dummy-fly-aboard-first-starliner-flight-after-iconic-rosie-riveter/4230233002/
Rachael Joy, FLORIDA TODAY Published 5:00 a.m. ET Nov. 21, 2019 | Updated 3:51 p.m. ET Nov. 22, 2019
Iconic WWII character, Rosie the Riveter, is rolling up her sleeves to join the national effort again but this time it's to help Boeing's campaign to launch American astronauts from U.S. soil to the International Space Station.
Leanne Caret, president of Boeing's Defense, Space & Security division, has named the anthropometric test dummy that will fly aboard Starliner's first orbital flight test after the famous assembly line worker.
"Rosie is a symbol of not only the women who are blazing a trail in human spaceflight history, but also of everyone who has shown grit and determination while working tirelessly to ensure the Starliner can transport astronauts safely to and from the International Space Station," Caret said.
Boeing's test dummy 'Rosie the Astronaut,' named after the iconic WWII character 'Rosie the Riveter,' is headed to space decked out in a Boeing blue space suit and her famous red bandana. (Photo: Boeing)
"She's flying for everyone on our team who took on the challenge of human spaceflight and said, 'We can do it.'"
Rosie has come a long way from riveting. Now she's headed to space in the commander's seat of Starliner decked out in hundreds of high-tech sensors that will measure G-forces during launch and landing and other critical data in an orbital test flight.
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The Starliner capsule Rosie will fly in was expected to roll out early this morning to be mated with the Atlas V rocket that will propel it to orbit.
The test flight is an important step forward toward Starliner's first crewed flight, now scheduled for sometime in 2020.
Boeing Starliner Astronauts Visit KSC
Astronauts Eric Boe, Chris Ferguson and Nicole Mann stand in front of the Starliner crew test vehicle in the Boeing manufacturing facility at Kennedy Space Center. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Construction continues on the Starliner crew test vehicle in the Boeing manufacturing facility at Kennedy Space Center. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Astronauts Chris Ferguson, Eric Boe, Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann and Suni Williams stand for pictures in the Boeing Starliner manufacturing facility at Kennedy Space Center. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Astronauts Chris Ferguson talks about the Starliner crew test vehicle in the Boeing manufacturing facility at Kennedy Space Center. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Astronauts Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann and Suni Williams climb out of their protective suits after getting a close look at the Starliner crew test vehicle in the Boeing manufacturing facility at Kennedy Space Center. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Astronaut Chris Ferguson talks about the features of the Starliner crew test vehicle under construction in the Boeing manufacturing facility at Kennedy Space Center. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
A Starliner test vehicle sits in the Boeing manufacturing facility at Kennedy Space Center. This one was used for pad abort tests. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Astronauts Suni Williams and Josh Cassada stand in front of one of the Starliner crew vehicles in the Boeing manufacturing facility at Kennedy Space Center. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
The Starliner crew test vehicle sits on its stand in the Boeing manufacturing facility at Kennedy Space Center. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
That flight will be piloted by real life astronaut Nicole Mann, who will be the first female to pilot a brand new spacecraft.
Boeing has a long history of employing women, starting with the first seamstress hired when the company started in 1916. She happened to also be a Rosie — Rosie Farrar — and she stitched together linen wings for the early Boeing B&W seaplanes.
Starliner heads to launch pad 41
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. In photo the spacecraft rolls past a mural of itself on the side of the building. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
John Mulholland, Boeing's Vice President and Program Manager of Commercial Crew Programs, stands with the Starliner behind him addressing the media and employees. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
KSC Director Bob Cabana standing with three Boeing astronauts Chris Ferguson, Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
KSC Director Bob Cabana addressing the crowd with the Starliner behind him. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
John Mulholland, Vice President and Program Manager of Commercial Crew Programs, addresses the crowd. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
Kathy Lueders with Boeing addresses the employees and media. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
Astronaut Chris Ferguson was one of the speakers. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
Astronaut Chris Ferguson, standing with John Mulholland, Kathy Lueders and Bob Cabana, addresses the employees and media. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
Astronaut Mike Finke addresses the audiemce, next to him is Bob Cabana. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
Astronaut Nicole Mann addresses the audience, standing in front of the Starliner. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
Astronaut Nicole Mann addresses the audience, standing with John Mulholland, Kathy Lueders, Bob Cabana, fellow astronauts Mike Finke and Chris Ferguson. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolled out of Space Florida's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) before dawn at Kennedy Space Center. The spaceship is scheduled to fly in December. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
Later as World War II escalated, Boeing, like many companies, faced an employment crisis as men left for military service. To keep their legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bombers rolling out the doors on schedule, Boeing turned to a pool of untapped female talent. At the height of the war, women made up nearly half of the workforce and turned out 12 bombers a day.
Today the halls of Boeing's factories are filled with female personnel. Melanie Weber is a design engineer and is very interested in the data Rosie returns. It's part of Melanie's job to make sure the astronauts are comfortable and safe in the capsule.
She helped design the seats that must be able to fit both female and male astronauts who range from the 5th percentile in stature to the 95th percentile in stature.
"Designing a seat that can accommodate all anthropometric ranges was probably one of the biggest challenges I ever had. Thankfully, we managed to get through it," Weber said. "We're looking forward to flying for the first time to see how it goes."
That critical first flight is only weeks away and preparation is underway now.
The orbital test flight is currently scheduled for Dec. 17 from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It is a major next step in advancing NASA's Commercial Crew program.
Contact Rachael Joy at 321-408-0945 and rjoy@floridatoday.com. Follow her on Twitter @Rachael_Joy.
More: An original Rosie the Riveter dies at 93
And: Women's March inspires Rosie the Riveter book for young readers
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It has been a curvy road of experiences and self-discovery to get me to where I am today, a young entrepreneur running the business I always dreamed of, supporting the sustainable development of an Indigenous community and keeping an ancient art-form alive. Doing business with 'meaning' and 'heart' is an incredibly exciting and rewarding experience, it is also absolutely achievable for anyone wanting to go this way. Here are some lessons I have learned that I believe are transferable to any women wanting to turn their passions at hbusiness commeart into a reality.
Establishing a business where you can meet a cause close to your heart is incredibly fulfilling. To reach that point it is important to take the time to explore yourself, learn about what you love and what your strengths are. Essentially through a project you can call your own, you will be solving a problem or filling gap that you identified as empty.
For a lot of women, including myself, life and professional experiences are often the recipe that allows us to get to know ourselves and learn about what we love, and don't love. The length of this exploration phase differs from person to person, and it more than likely will require a variety of experiences, from studying, to unpaid and paid roles, sometimes working in industries that might seem complete irrelevant at first. However, the skills you pick up along the way together with the ability to test your values and what you find as fulfilling or unfulfilling work is vital to give you a really good idea of what path you want to take.
Once you have placed your heart on a specific idea or project, it is extremely valuable to take the time to research this idea and develop it further to achieve consistency and congruency. Prepare yourself, research the industry and find similar businesses that can serve as sources of inspiration that help you in this process. Draw a big map of your personal vision and the great goals you want to achieve that are close to your heart.
This preliminary stage is crucial to help you solidify your story about the great work you will do or are doing through your business. Your story will need to be reflected at all points in the life of your business, from your trading name, to your logo, website…etc. It is therefore really important to take the necessary time to help your idea become a consistent reality.
Placing your own meaning and heart into your business requires a level of responsibility and accountability. For business models working in the international development space or working for social causes, consultation and relationship building are crucial elements for your business to be truly ethical. It is really important to be aware of our own privilege and position of power; as everyone involved should be fairly benefited.
The golden ingredient to a thriving ethical business is respect and honest communication with the subjects it wishes to 'support'. An ethical business should therefore promote self-sufficiency not dependency to the groups it supports directly or indirectly; and as much as possible give them means of participation or say in the trading process. When working with culturally diverse communities it is also important to be respectful and not misuse or appropriate cultural value for the agenda of our business.
Remember there are people and organisations out there watching who will ensure you are accountable to your statements, particularly about supporting aid and social causes.
Take the opportunity to connect with other inspiring women. We are stronger together than we are apart! As women in business we can understand the sacrifices we all make to be able to run our own projects, and the challenges that come with this. Women in business have a huge space of common ground that needs to be cherished.
Nurture a network of sisterhood around you. It is immensely helpful to approach other women and share ideas and if possible collaborate in some projects with them. You may choose to start from the women who are closer to you; your mother, sister, friend, and ask them about their motivations and resilience. Search a woman who inspires you on Linkedin and invite them out for a coffee. Research some local support groups for women in business and expand your network.
Establishing your own business is definitely a huge leap of faith. Although It can be incredibly gratifying when the results speak for themselves, it is a road of work and dedication. It is therefore important to trust the process; as long as you stay focused and remember the meaning that this business has for you, the rest will follow.
The meaning and heart of your business will always be the source of energy to get you going through the good and challenging times. Remember why you do what you do, and continue your journey. It is all learning. Don't measure your success only on monetary gain, particularly in the early days. Getting our business known and connecting with others is just as important to ensure a longevity in your business.
Understanding and applying these 5 steps will truly get you well on your way of reaching business with meaning and heart. These are by no means the only ways to achieve a fulfilling business close to your heart. These are lessons I have learned along my journey that I want to share with all the entrepreneurial women working to achieve their autonomy and write their own stories.
Ana Maria Parada is an experienced community advocate and qualified political scientist with an interest Indigenous affairs. She is the founder of Mami Watta Collections, where she trades with a group of artisans from the Embera Chami tribe in Colombia who have been regionally displaced as a consequence of the armed conflict in the country. Through Mami Watta Collections she supports the sustainable development of the artisans and showcases the technical and ancestral artisanship of their beadworks. Ana calls upon the spiritual and creative powers of women, brining her own artistic touch to her collections. Visit her Facebook and Instagram for a closer look at her unique collections.


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Q: java.lang.NullPointerException at android.app.Activity.setRequestedOrientation(Activity.java:4453) I have this error on some devices caused by this code:
this.setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);

How i can resolve it? thank you!
Error is :
java.lang.NullPointerException at android.app.Activity.setRequestedOrientation(Activity.java:4453)

A: IF you are trying to lock the activity into a specific orientation, then you can always handle it from the AndroidManifest.xml as follows:
<activity
        android:name=".activityName"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait">
</activity>

Adding the android:screenOrientation="portrait" is the attribute that does this for you.

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Given its relatively short lifespan and historical significance, it is now one of the most scarce and sought-after Sovereigns in the world.
I have secured a small stock available on a first-come, first-served basis. Given its numismatic value, it is a piece that will always be in great demand.


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Q: PHP PDO : How to call stored procedure to pass comma separated string to parameter I have worked out a stored procedure with a prepared statements inside to pass a comma separated string to one of the parameters with help from another thread. Now I'm having trouble binding values to positional parameters in PHP PDO. I need to call the stored procedure like this:
CALL load_things('''1283943kd9'',''2e9kk389334''','53')

The first parameter is a list of model numbers and the second one 53 is an user id. It is workings fine when I enter the command in Adminer or phpmyadmin.
Here's the PHP code to get the corresponding number of question marks into the brackets:
 $id_group = $_POST["group"]; // array

 $in  = str_repeat("''?'',", count($id_group) - 1) . "''?''";

 $sql .= "call loadit('".$in."','?')";

 $users = $dbh->prepare($sql);

 $i = 1;

 foreach ($id_group as $id)
 {
   $users->bindValue($i++, $id);
 }

 $lasti = (count($id_group) + 1);

 $users->bindValue($lasti,$_SESSION["user_id"]);

 $users->execute();

On a page that sends out 20 values in $_POST["group"], (each of them is 30 characters max)  it seems to have generated the exact number of placeholders from the look of the following output. (The 21 st is the user id),  but I'm not getting any results. Here's the response from Chrome console`:
SQL: [143]

call loadit('''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?'',''?''','?')

Params:  21
Key: Position #0:
paramno=0
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #1:
paramno=1
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #2:
paramno=2
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #3:
paramno=3
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #4:
paramno=4
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #5:
paramno=5
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #6:
paramno=6
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #7:
paramno=7
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #8:
paramno=8
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #9:
paramno=9
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #10:
paramno=10
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #11:
paramno=11
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #12:
paramno=12
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #13:
paramno=13
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #14:
paramno=14
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #15:
paramno=15
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #16:
paramno=16
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #17:
paramno=17
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #18:
paramno=18
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #19:
paramno=19
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
Key: Position #20:
paramno=20
name=[0] ""
is_param=1
param_type=2
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Stored Procedure and table schema (fiddle):
DELIMITER ;;
CREATE PROCEDURE `load_things` (IN `yr_model_no` varchar(1000), IN `yr_app_id` int(5))
BEGIN
    SET @s =

CONCAT('
SELECT * FROM
(
   SELECT COUNT( c.app_id ) AS users_no, ROUND( AVG( c.min ) , 1 ) AS avg_min, ROUND( AVG( c.max ) , 1 ) AS avg_max, a.mid, a.likes, a.dislikes, b.model_no
        FROM  `like` a
        RIGHT JOIN  `model` b ON a.mid = b.mid
        LEFT JOIN  `details` c ON c.mid = b.mid
        WHERE b.model_no IN (',yr_model_no,')
        GROUP BY b.model_no
)TAB1
JOIN
(
   SELECT a.app_id,b.model_no,IFNULL(c.isbooked,0) AS isbooked,d.min,d.max,e.like_type
     FROM `users` a
     JOIN `model` b
       ON b.model_no IN (',yr_model_no,')
LEFT JOIN `favorite` c
       ON c.app_id = a.id
      AND c.mid = b.mid
LEFT JOIN `details` d
       ON d.app_id = a.id
      AND d.mid = b.mid
LEFT JOIN `users_likes` e
       ON e.app_id = a.id
      AND e.mid = b.mid
    WHERE a.id = ',yr_app_id,'
)TAB2
ON TAB1.model_no = TAB2.model_no');

PREPARE stmt from @s;
EXECUTE stmt;
DEALLOCATE PREPARE stmt3;
END;;
DELIMITER ;

Can anyone help me figure out what's wrong with the PHP code? Is my stored procedure not compatible with PDO?

A: You're quoting your placeholders. That's a no-no. The DB and the interface library will take care of all that themselves. All you need is to provide the placeholders themselves:
$in  = str_repeat('?,' count($id_group) - 1) . '?';

which should eventually produce
call loadit(?,?,?,......?)


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LGBTQ+ True Stories Anthology
By young people. For young people. About young people.
Introducing the newest book in Qommunicate Publishing's True Stories Anthology series: one published exclusively for and about young people. To submit work to this anthology, you must under 18 years of age. You do not have to identify as LGBTQ+ to submit work to this anthology. However, if you do not identify as LGBTQ+, then the work must be LGBTQ+-themed. If you identify as LGBTQ+, the work can be about anything you want — as long as it's true and happened to you. All work submitted to Queer Youth must be true life experiences only. True stories in poetry form are also welcome.
In your submission email or at the top of your submission PLEASE PUT YOUR AGE. More submission guidelines can be found below.
Queer Youth will be published in print & ebook. It will be made available in paperback on Amazon, the Barnes & Noble website, queerpublisher.com and wherever books are sold (available to booksellers and libraries through Ingram.) Ebook versions will be compatible with the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Kobo, iOS, Android, MacOS, and Windows devices, in addition to PDF and other downloadable formats and web-viewable digital formats.
Please read the following submission guidelines carefully before submitting your work to Queer Youth. If you have any questions not answered below, please write us at submissions@queerpublisher.com and we will be happy to answer.
True Stories – This means the author must attest that the events described actually happened to him/her/them.
Queer Youth – Only work written by young people under 18 years old will be considered. All submissions must state the author's age. All work must also be appropriate for young readers under 18 years old.
Genres: Creative non-fiction (essay, memoir)
Flash non-fiction of 1 page or less is also welcome.
Poetry will be considered, provided poems also qualify as "true stories".
We will NOT consider:
Length (all word/page counts are loose)
Prose: up to 3,500 words
Flash Non-fiction: 1 page or less
Poetry: Up to 5 pages
Please number submissions of longer than 10 pages.
All submissions must be typed. No handwritten submissions will be accepted.
PLEASE EDIT YOUR WORK. Only send your best, completed work. If work must be edited too greatly to be included, it may be refused, even if it might otherwise be accepted.
If you mail in your submission by postal/snail mail, please do NOT mail us your only copy of your work. We can not be responsible for returning submissions.
Multiple Submissions
Multiple submissions (submissions of more than one work) are fine. Send us what you've got!
Simultaneous submissions (submitting work you've already submitted–or are planning on submitting–elsewhere) are fine too.
Please just be sure that if your submission gets accepted elsewhere, you contact us at submissions@queerpublisher.com to withdraw it from consideration for Queer Youth: LGBTQ+ True Stories Anthology.
Reprints will NOT be considered. If your work has already been published elsewhere, whether in print or digitally, it will not be considered. That includes work previously appearing on Facebook or other social media.
We are seeking First English Anthology Rights and First World Anthology Rights in print and ebook formats.
NOTE: These rights only allow the material to be used in the anthology and its reprints, and the writer retains all rights to their work not specified here (i.e. in the contract), including copyright to their work.
We are also seeking, for all material, Non-exclusive Excerpt Rights (for the purposes of promoting the Anthology on the website).
Please note: as of 2020 we have changed our payment model.
For all anthologies to be published after January 1, 2020, we will no longer be paying $5 per printed page. Instead we will be instituting a royalty system, whereby we share a book's profits with all of that book's contributors.
Payment for writers and artists contributing to any anthologies will published will be a split of the net income from sales of that book with the publishers and other contributors, as follows:
Net income = Retail price – costs of printing and distribution
Printing and distribution costs vary depending on which of the two printers/distributors we use (Amazon & Ingram) processed the sale.
Of the net income from each book, the Publishers will keep 50% and the other 50% will be split evenly among all the writers and artists who contributed work to the book. Generally, each of our anthologies have between 14 and 40 contributors.
Because we are a tiny company, royalties will be calculated once per year on the anniversary of the book's publication date and payments along with documentation of sales will be distributed within 30 days afterward.
If you have already submitted work to us for an upcoming anthology, and you wish to withdraw that piece from consideration due to this change in payment structure, just let us know.
What to Submit
Your submission
Your age – Either mentioned in your cover letter, email or at the top of your submission.
A brief bio telling us something about you and (if applicable) any publishing experience
At least one form of contact information (phone number, email, or mailing address. Please do not give a social media account handle as your only form of contact information.
IMPORTANT: Pen names are acceptable. However, for contractual purposes, all submissions must also include the author's legal name.
Please state QUEER YOUTH in the subject line of the email or in the cover letter accompanying your submission. That said, keep in mind that we may consider your work for other books we publish too if we find it a good potential match. If you only want your work considered for this one book alone and no others, please indicate that in your email or cover letter as well.
Submissions may be emailed to us at: submissions@queerpublisher.com
or mailed to us at:
Qommunity
AGAIN, MAILED SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE RETURNED
We do our best to respond to all submissions within 3 months of receiving them. If you haven't heard from us in that time, please feel free to reach out.
To read some examples of what kind of work we're looking for, check out our other True Stories Anthologies. Of course we always seek fresh voices and perspectives too!
We look forward to reading your work!
Editorial Feedback
Want editorial feedback on your submission? Our Senior Editor Sage Kalmus now offers honest, constructive & respectful editorial feedback on submissions. Learn more here about how to request editorial feedback.

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Navy Reserve Sailors have answered every call – from overseas contingency operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. I am extremely proud of the men and women of the Navy Reserve and continue to be inspired by the dedication and commitment of our Sailors, their families, and civilian employers. We asked Vice Admiral Robin R. Braun, Chief of Navy Reseve Commander, Navy Reserve Force to explain the importance of the Navy Reserves role in accomplishing the mission.
We must always remember that regardless of our rating or designator that we are warriors first. This fact is reinforced every Monday around noon at Baltimore Washington International Airport, when a plane arrives from Kuwait carrying Navy Individual Augmentees. Since 9/11, this scene has become routine. For those returning home; their families, and shipmates, this moment is anything but routine. These homecomings remind us of how our Sailors, Active and Reserve, are constantly serving around the globe in harm's way on land, at sea and in the air supporting or conducting combat operations. On any given week, as part of the Total Force, over 4,000 dedicated Reserve Sailors are mobilized in direct support of our Navy, Marine Corps, and Joint Forces team, just as tens of thousands have answered the call over the past decade.
The global requirements for mobilized Reserve Sailors have decreased significantly since 2010, and we currently anticipate the reduced demand signal to continue for the foreseeable future in core Navy missions. However, world events can change that outlook at any time. Nonetheless, our Sailors have demonstrated time and again that our flexibility, responsiveness, and ability to serve across a wide spectrum of operations make a difference to the Joint Force and Combatant Commanders.
Today, Reserve Sailors are on board USS Peleliu (LHA 5) as part of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Reserve Network Operations Support Fly Away team providing C4I training. In the Eastern Pacific, Navy Reserve Frigate USS CURTS (FFG 38) is underway conducting Transnational Organized Crime Operations. In Afghanistan, our helicopters from HSC-84 and HM-15 and our transport aircraft from VR-56 and VR-62 are flying missions to support coalition forces. These are a few examples of where the Navy Reserve is serving forward today.
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Saturn Apollo Program
The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) played a crucial role in the development of the huge Saturn rockets that delivered humans to the moon in the 1960s. Many unique facilities existed at MSFC for the development and testing of the Saturn rockets. Affectionately nicknamed "The Arm Farm", the Random Motion/ Lift-Off Simulator was one of those unique facilities. This facility was developed to test the swingarm mechanisms that were used to hold the rocket in position until lift-off. The Arm Farm provided the capability of testing the detachment and reconnection of various arms under brutally realistic conditions. The 18-acre facility consisted of more than a half dozen arm test positions and one position for testing access arms used by the Apollo astronauts. Each test position had two elements: a vehicle simulator for duplicating motions during countdown and launch; and a section duplicating the launch tower. The vehicle simulator duplicated the portion of the vehicle skin that contained the umbilical connections and personnel access hatches. Driven by a hydraulic servo system, the vehicle simulator produced relative motion between the vehicle and tower. On the Arm Farm, extreme environmental conditions (such as a launch scrub during an approaching Florida thunderstorm) could be simulated. The dramatic scenes that the Marshall engineers and technicians created at the Arm Farm permitted the gathering of crucial technical and engineering data to ensure a successful real time launch from the Kennedy Space Center.
Title: Saturn Apollo Program
Rights: MSFC
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MISSION CONTROL CENTER MCC) DEMOLITION.
MERCURY MISSION CONTROL CENTER MCC) DEMOLITION.
Panoramic View of Slidewire Baskets Used for Last Time.
A panoramic view of the seven slidewire baskets on the ground at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is seen here.
Both of NASA's crawler transporters are seen parked in their area near the Vehicle Assembly Building.
No. 2 arrives at Launch Pad 39A to check out completed modifications to ensure its ability to carry launch vehicles.
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Playoff matchups all but set for Greater Valley Area teams
Published 7:45 am Thursday, October 29, 2020
With Friday marking the end of the regular season, four of the teams from the Greater Valley Area have made the playoffs, two of which have won their region and will host at least one game.
The Bobcats had a rough start to the year, missing the first three weeks of the season due to an outbreak of COVID-19. They weren't able to get any momentum going when they first came back to play, as they faced the top two teams in their region, losing by 77 to Trinity and Catholic Montgomery.
The Bobcats will miss the 2020 playoffs, but they can try to end their season with momentum if they defeat LaFayette on Friday. If it were to win, Beulah would finish its season winning two of its final three games.
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The Rebels were a force to be reckoned with in the AISA this season, getting as high as the No. 2 team in their classification, but a loss to Edgewood put a lot of questions into the back half of their season.
Even with the loss, the Rebels were able to claim their region for the fifth consecutive year. It was also their first Class AA region championship since 2000. The Rebels will host Autauga Academy in the first round of the playoffs next week.
The Bulldogs struggled to start their season, starting 0-4. Of those four losses, the Bulldogs led late in the game in three of them. They also faced off against the top three teams in their region, two of which were ranked in the top-5 for most of the season.
After their fourth loss, the Bulldogs were able to build a winning streak, which catapulted them into the playoffs, as they claimed the fourth and final playoff spot last Friday.
They will travel to No. 3 Leroy in the first round of the playoffs.
The Panthers once again were one of the teams to beat in their classification. They easily won their region, scoring 30 or more points in every region game except one.
Even though they had two regular-season losses, one to Valley and one to 4A's No. 4 Handley, the Panthers showed what they could do against the top regional teams, defeating then-No. 1 Randolph County by 41 points on the road and shutting out now No. 7 B.B. Comer.
The Panthers will host the winner of Washington County and J.U. Blacksher, who play on Friday night.
While they didn't move up in their region like head coach John Gartman hoped they would, the Springwood Wildcats are back in the playoffs for the second year in a row.
The Wildcats have shown flashes of what they can do this year, putting up more than 40 points twice this season, but they haven't been able to put a complete game together for most of the season. That along with facing an extremely tough schedule led the Wildcats to a 3-6 record, but they can add a win to their total on Thursday when they host Lakeside.
The Wildcats will travel to No. 3 Escambia for their first playoff game.
The Rams had a promising start to their season, starting 3-1, but an outbreak of COVID-19 took away any playoff aspirations.
The Rams finished their season with a loss to Robert E. Lee, giving them a 4-5 record in their first season back up at 6A.
Even though they moved up into a very tough area, the Rams showed they could hang with some of the top teams in their region. Outside of the Eufaula defeat on Oct. 2, the Rams were competitive in their losses this year.


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Reading FC Transfer News
Recap Tuesday's Reading FC transfer news including reaction to Kelly, Gomes and McCleary's cryptic post
Keep up to date with the latest Royals developments on Tuesday, July 9
Welcome to Tuesday's live blog for the latest Reading news and transfer updates.
Pre-season is in full swing out in Spain as Jose Gomes' squad gear up for their second friendly on Wednesday evening against Gibraltar United.
Midfielder Liam Kelly left the club on Monday, ending a 15-year association with Royals.
He has joined Dutch giants Feyenoord and links up again with Jaap Stam.
Follow the latest developments on and off the field throughout Tuesday in the live blog below.
Gomes explains why he left seven Reading FC players out of training in first week of pre season
John Swift
Great to see Swifty back - hopefully he can keep up his good form from the end of last season!
McCleary on Instagram
Garath McCleary has just posted this on social media.
The Jamaican is part of a group back in training this week having missed out being with the first team last week.
McCleary's Instagram post
Barrow's message for Kelly
Evans on working with Dutch managers
Ex Reading midfielder George Evans, now at Derby, has been speaking about working under new boss Philip Cocu.
Evans, who joined the Rams from Royals last summer, says Cocu has similar traits to Jaap Stam, who worked with him between 2016 and 2018.
"They both want to play good football, they are very good with the small details and the small details make big differences in games," Evans told RamsTV.
"We are working a lot and working hard on it now and hopefully we can show that on the pitch.
"It's more the small details in terms of body shape, things like that, and the way of playing and it does make a big difference.
"You don't think about it too much at the times but once you realise, you see how much of a big difference it makes so the manager and his staff have been great since they have come in.
"The staff are talking to us a lot and really trying to help us and I can see it's improving on the pitch.
"We've had a lot of practises with passing drills in terms of body shape so we are working a lot on it and you can see the differences when we go into the small-sided games."
Millwall boss on Bod links
Millwall boss Neil Harris says he is keen to add at least two more players to his squad before the club flies out to Portugal for a pre-season tour on Friday.
The manager's comments come amid speculation linking the Lions with Reading striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
A report in The Sun over the weekend suggested the two clubs had agreed a fee of around £750,000 for the Iceland international.
While not commenting on Bodvarsson or other names specifically, Harris says he hopes to get a couple of deals over the line in the coming days.
Reading striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Image: Get Reading)
Kelly's parting message
Liam Kelly has taken to social media to thank Reading supporters after his departure on Monday.
The 23-year-old, who played 94 games and scored nine goals for Royals after graduating for the club's academy, joined Dutch giants Feyenoord on a three-year contract.
Kelly joined Royals as a schoolboy and ended up spending 15 years at the club.
The midfielder links up again with Jaap Stam, the man who gave him his Reading debut back in August 2016.
Reading's Liam Kelly (Image: Get Reading)
Harris speaks out
Millwall boss Neil Harris has been speaking about signing players this week.
The Lions have been heavily linked with a move for Reading striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
Harris has not mentioned any names, but speaking to London News Online, he said:
"Some of the rumours are far from the truth – players at clubs we have never heard of – but some are a lot closer to the truth.
"We are in the market for another striker, one that can complement the players we have already. We are looking to add to that department this week.
"We are going to Portugal on Friday and I'm hoping to have a couple of new additions coming with us."
Gomes on day one in Spain
Reading boss Jose Gomes has been speaking about his side's first day training in Spain.
The squad are based in Estepona, in the south of the country, for two weeks.
They will play six matches, with the first one tomorrow against Gibraltar United.
Here's what he had to say so far.
"We had good conditions, a good pitch, good energy from the lads - we're on track," he told the club website.
"Tough preparations for the matches that we have, so it's training for two to three days, then we have games.
"In the first few games, we will split the time with them. Then next week, they will play 90 minutes in games against strong teams.
"It will be a tough two weeks for them, but it's normal in this part of the season.
"The young players are enjoying it a lot, they are trying to show what they can do. Even if they return to the Under-23s team again, it was a very important moment for them because I already know them and, in the future, you never know what can happen."
Gomes explains why he left seven out of training
Jose Gomes has explained his thinking behind exiling seven senior Reading players from first-team training last week.
Jon Dadi Bodvarsson, Sam Baldock, Chris Gunter, Garath McCleary, Adrian Popa, David Meyler and Marc McNulty were all told to stay away from Hogwood for the first-week of pre-season.
All of the players have been told to find new clubs as Royals look to reduce the size of the squad and wage bill.
Financial restrictions mean Gomes is unable to bring in any new players this summer, unless he gets rid of some first.
Reading manager Jose Gomes (Image: Get Reading)
Feyenoord sign Liam Kelly
Reading midfielder Liam Kelly has joined Dutch giants Feyenoord.
He has penned a three-year contract with the Rotterdam club.
Kelly links up again with Jaap Stam, who managed him at Reading, and for whom he arguably played his best football.
The 23-year-old played 94 times for Royals after coming through the academy ranks.
Gomes eyeing 'three or four' new signings this week
Reading manager Jose Gomes says he aims to have 'three or four' new players at the club by the end of the week.
Royals are yet to make signing in the summer transfer window as they are working under a 'soft' transfer embargo .
It means they must let players go before they can bring others in, subject to English Football League (EFL) approval.
But the Portuguese boss says he is confident there will be movement both in and out of the squad over the coming days.
Here is the full story
Bodvarsson close to Millwall move, according to reports
Reading striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson is set to move to Championship rivals Millwall.
The 27-year-old, who was part of a senior group of players who were frozen out of training last week, has just a year left on his contract with Royals.
The two clubs have agreed a fee of around £750,000 for the transfer, according to a report in The Sun .
It would mean Royals take a hit on the player who Jaap Stam signed from Wolves for around £1m in July 2017.
Reading's Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Image: Eddie Greville)
The Reading players in Spain
Reading boss Jose Gomes has selected a 23-man squad for the training camp in Spain which begins today (Monday).
Royals flew out to their Estepona base in the south of the country on Sunday afternoon.
The majority of the squad is as expected, although there are a few surprise names.
Reading's Sam Baldock (Image: Eddie Greville)
A message from Moore
Reading defender Liam Moore insists he his fulfilling a boyhood dream when he captains the club going into the 2019/20 campaign.
Moore, 26, steps into the role after former skipper Paul McShane was released earlier this summer.
The position is not a new one for Moore, who captained the side on numerous occasions last season with McShane out of the side.
But having been given the armband officially on Friday when the squad were put through their paces at the new training ground at Bearwood, the centre-back says it is 'an absolute honour' to be given the captaincy and has promised fans he will do the fans proud.
Reading's Liam Moore (Image: Get Reading)
Stories you may have missed
Here are some stories you may not have seen from the past few days
What Frank Lampard's Chelsea appointment means for Reading FC's chances of luring back Miazga and Baker
Reading FC's new deal with Casumo sends out mixed messages
Olise, Barrow and Swift shine in Reading FC player ratings from Southend friendly win
Hello and welcome to today's live blog for the latest Reading news and transfer updates.
It's set to be another busy day so stay with us as much as possible for all the latest news.


Without access to their own land, indigenous peoples, and especially the young, are often forced to migrate, in search of alternative forms of employment and education. This in turn sends many indigenous peoples into precarious situations of poverty and vulnerability, as they face discrimination and difficulty in finding work in the cities to where they are forced to flee.
We must break with the historical paradigm that views the Amazon and other resource rich regions of our world as inexhaustible sources of wealth, simply to be exploited. We must also ensure that efforts at conservation and the protection of the natural environment take into consideration the rights and livelihood of the indigenous peoples who call those regions home.


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Michigan State Hockey Coach Tom Anastos takes lessons from MSU's other coaches
Tom Anastos showed the media in a nearly one hour sit down session that he gets it and understand exactly what the Spartan Nation has to do to fix hockey. Photo courtesy of MSU SID.
Tom Anastos takes lessons from MSU's other coaches
Going from CCHA commissioner to a head coach at a major university can be a daunting experience, particularly when the new hire is a former player at said university and is expected to swiftly turn the program in the right direction.
Luckily for him, he has a few people he can talk to regarding what to expect as a first-year coach at Michigan State.
Anastos did just that after he was hired by athletic director Mark Hollis, mentioning that he met with men's basketball coach Tom Izzo, women's basketball coach Suzy Merchant and football coach Mark Dantonio. Aside from becoming friendly with his coaching companions, Anastos learned some other tidbits about what to expect as the leader of a Spartans team.
When asked by a reporter what he learned the most from the decorated group of leaders, he joked and simply said "win." But it's not really a joke at all; more like a mission of fulfilling expectations at a high level in a notoriously good conference.
Because, whether you like it or not, coaches are expected to take programs to pedestals higher than when they first arrived. It's ultimately about wins and losses and coaches are the first people to get the rugs pulled out from under them if the program is going in the wrong direction and banners are not being hung from the rafters. Is it fair? It really depends on the situation – the university, the athletic director, the patience of the fans, etc.
But that's part of my point: Anastos seems to be already grasping what he needs to do in order to focus on the success of the program and take his team to new heights. And that is to ignore almost everyone on the outside.
"I think all of (the coaches) have been consistent in telling me to be true in what you believe in," Anastos said. "Whatever that might be for whatever the sport is, be true to your beliefs. Be careful to listen to the noise and be persuaded, which is, for me … it kind of fits in."
He said he compares the outside noise of fan overreaction and media criticism to being a father of five children and only paying attention to the things which really matter and have an impact on the family. He said "you have to maintain your focus."
With his current coaching staff possessing decades of years of experience, and the presence of winners in the Michigan State coaching tree, Anastos has a good group of people to talk to and learn from. That type of invaluable knowledge is essential to getting over the hump and becoming a winner.


Both Down Episode 15 – The Girl Is Mine – It's your favorite time of the month, that moment you have been waiting for, its time for the new episode of zaniness from your bloated ginger buddies Steve and Scott. This episode segments include Questions and Answers, Behind the Fluff and Star Player Review; plus Scott's growing obsession with a certain sub culture continues. Sorry about the very last segment folks. Happy New Year Both Down fans!


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How Glory Goes is the second album from Audra McDonald, released in 2000.  Unlike her debut album Way Back to Paradise, which featured songs from younger composers, this album contains a mixture of new and old songs, mostly from musical theatre.  Five of the songs were written by Harold Arlen, and two by Adam Guettel, including the title track.

Track listing
Source: Playbill.com
"Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home" (Arlen/Mercer, from St. Louis Woman 1946)
"Bill" (Kern/Wodehouse/Hammerstein, from Show Boat 1927)
"I Had Myself a True Love" (Arlen/Mercer, from St. Louis Woman 1946)
"I Hid My Love" (Marzullo/Clare, music written in 1998)
"Was That You?" (Guettel/Robbins, written in 1992)
"I Won't Mind" (Blumenkrantz/Kessler/Saines, written for The Other Franklin in 1998)
"A Sleepin' Bee" (Arlen/Capote, from House of Flowers 1954)
"Come Down from the Tree" (Flaherty/Ahrens, written for Once on This Island 1990)
"I Never Has Seen Snow" (Arlen/Capote, from House of Flowers 1954)
"When Did I Fall In Love?" (Bock/Harnick, from Fiorello! 1959)
"The Man That Got Away" (Arlen/Gershwin, from A Star Is Born 1954)
"Somewhere" (Bernstein/Sondheim, from West Side Story 1957)
"How Glory Goes" (Guettel, from Floyd Collins 1996)
"Lay Down Your Head" (Tesori/Crawley, from Violet 1997)

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2000 albums
Nonesuch Records albums

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A CAMPAIGN group protesting changes to the pension age for women brought their fight to Cirencester on Saturday (October 8).
Members of Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) were camped on Dyer Street for over an hour collecting signatures for part of a nationwide petition which will be presented to the House of Commons tomorrow (October 11).
The changing of the pension age for women from 63 to 66, to be put in place in October 2020, was done with little to no notice by the Government, according to the group, with protests aiming to bring about a 'transitional payment' to women born after April 6, 1951 to help bridge the gap until state pension age.
In a statement on the WASPI website, it says: "The aim of the campaign is to achieve fair and transitional state pension arrangements for women born in the 1950s (born on or after April 6, 1951).
"This translates into a 'bridging' pension to cover the gap from age 60 until state pension age (SPA) – not means-tested and with compensation for losses for those women who have already reached their SPA.
Maud Lomberg, of WASPI Gloucestershire and Cotswolds, said the branch has collected more than 1,200 signatures from appearances in Gloucester, Stroud and then Cirencester.
Ms Lomberg, 60, who runs a small vintage textile business, said changes were made too quickly and did not allow for 'proper provisions' to be made, particularly for those self-employed.
"We really feel us women have been shafted by the government," she said. "We were not given the chance to make proper provisions.
She said that her branch has a strong social media presence but members are keen to reach as many people as possible.
She said WASPI needs 'more proactive members on board' as the campaign moves forward.


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Stories & Essays
The Village Kazani
Paul hertneky
Writer
by Paul Hertneky
"The secret of Crete is deep. He who sets foot on the island feels a strange strength penetrating through his veins and his soul widens."
Go ahead and think of Greek islands as sun-baked bliss in blue and white. I had fallen into the habit of hopping to Athens and hightailing to Crete, accustomed to the way the light, the culture, and a skin-tight friend brightened my year. But from the first hours I spent there, the mysteries lurking in the shadows beckoned me in a way the beaches never could. For all of Crete's sunshine, its heart resides in darkness, in its starlit nights, its mountain shadows, and chilly caves. And so, I finally managed to schedule my tenth trip to coincide with the onset of winter, to join Persephone on her annual excursion into the nether regions.
As the reputed birthplace of Zeus and Western culture, Crete lived up to its standing in a sneaky way for me. For years, my wife, Robbie, and I had bypassed Knossos and other common sights, rushing straight into the arms of Debb Papadinoff, our long-time friend. Stylish, intriguing, erudite, worldly, and determined, she sashays past the ordinary, and misses nothing in life. Following her lead, we entered the island through a back door, where I felt the people and the landscape of Crete had thrown a gauntlet at my feet, challenging me to look deeper.
I found tsikoudia (tsick-oo-thee-ah), the Cretan version of grappa, served to me within three hours of first setting foot there, to embody that gauntlet. Distilled from must, the skins and stems leftover from winemaking, it flows inexpensively from the mountain villages. Cretans drink it throughout the night, and some drink it throughout the day. A clear and assertive brandy, flavored with ingredients close at hand—herbs, commonly thyme, or citrus rinds—my first sip knocked my head back and goaded me toward a masochistic second, but from then on, it has given me pure pleasure. Debb described the ritual of its making, throughout the long nights in one of the darkest times of year, as a portal into the Cretan underworld.
She convinced John, an old acquaintance and fellow American expatriate, to take us to a kazani, one of the legal stills that are licensed for a day or however long it takes for a villager to distill a supply of wine must. John balked, uninterested in acting as a tour guide. The Brooklyn native bolted to Crete in the 1970s, a time when American kids flocked to the island. He stayed, working as a carpenter, learning the language and slowly gaining entry into the culture. Debb must have guaranteed that our behavior wouldn't get him shunned for eternity, because he agreed. But he insisted that we go to a kazani in a nearby village, not his own. And he warned us that he would keep the location secret.
We took a bus to Drapanias, not far from Hania, and stepped into the main intersection, dusty and blinding in mid-afternoon. Debb knew the way, up the hill, past the armory, the church, and down a lane hemmed in by ruined walls and rusty chicken wire. We found John's house and he greeted us with a spatula in hand, and then introduced us to his teenage daughters who were giggling and teasing each other at the kitchen table. Giorgina, an electrifying Greek woman who was raised in South Africa, worked to clear the mess John left behind as he commandeered an angry wok full of boiling oil and a pile of sliced potatoes. The half-English, half-American, Crete-residing daughters waited for daddy's chips.
With baking mittens on both hands, John kept loading the table with fortifications for the night ahead, spinach and cheese pies, chips, sausages, pork chops, frittata. By cooking madly, he escaped questions about what we should expect. His own hospitality overtook him as the evening wore on, and his long arms and workman's hands flew as he slowly revealed stories of living more than thirty years in Crete.
Long after dark, John guided his rickety hatchback through labyrinthine olive groves, the headlights sweeping over their pale leaves, a low forest without landmarks. I could have driven forever without finding my way through.
He had wedged his daughter into the boot where she braced herself against a half-barrel of wine must that had been left to ferment for three months. He lashed the barrel to the hatch, giving it some stability, but the skinny kid held it upright through every switchback.
A full moon greeted us as we entered a village along a hillside, and pulled over to a house on the side of the road. Beneath its terrace, halfway down the hill, in a pit big enough to hold twice their number, a dozen Cretans tended the kazani fire. An outside corner of the dug-out room accommodated a fireplace with an opening five feet square. All eyes rose to us as John untied the barrel and hoisted his daughter, hollering in Greek, "I brought dancing girls!"
In the middle of the pit, a bare light bulb hung over a plastic dining table, where men and women sat and drank, smoked, and nibbled on the most basic and rustic foods in the Cretan diet. Chestnuts fall at this time of year, and they were roasting in hot coals. The fire consumed vine cuttings and heavy, twisted olive limbs that were at least a century old.
At ground level above us, a copper kettle boiled over the fire, its tapered beak running off to the side. The man in charge, in his fifties, covered with grime and wearing shorts and flip-flops, stood over the kettle, the whites of his bulging eyes and his teeth picking up the moonlight. His left hand, missing two fingers, cleaved to the handle of a pitchfork. He spoke no English, and issued orders to a younger man who had signed on to help him through the night.
When the time came to refill the kettle, the men worked a story above those of us in the pit. After lifting the lid, they used the pitchforks to scoop out steaming, sodden loads of stems, skins, and sheaves of thyme placed in the bottom of the kettle to prevent scorching. These dark burly men, swaddled in steam against the night, the inferno crackling and blistering in my face, smoke hugging the dirt and rock walls, and the fresh tsikoudia, all tugged me toward an underworld.
From the lid of the kettle, a coil of copper tubing spiraled down the length of an oil drum filled with cold water, allowing the brew to cool and condense. At the bottom of the coil, from a crooked spout, dribbled the clear object of our desire. That's where the women took over. Below the spout, they had set a pail with a sheet of muslin stretched over it, and a clean kitchen sponge to serve as a filter. They checked specific gravity, monitoring the alcohol content.
The warm brew cast its spell on the gathering. John picked chestnuts out of the coals with his bare hands, juggling them to the table. Neighbors and relatives showed up with cheese pies, more chestnuts, and freshly gathered snails, abundant as winter settles in. A cousin set a skillet of olive oil and garlic near the fire, and then dropped in handfuls of snails. When they were done, we splashed them with vinegar and set upon them with jackknives and sharp sticks, yanking out and slurping down the mollusks.
Any time I'm raising toasts with greasy fingers, I'm a happy man. Feasts like this seem to erupt right out of the earth in Crete. But this time, we had fallen in, as if the ground had given way under us, fallen into the islanders' legendary generosity and spontaneity.
The tsikoudia supply will last a year. They will drink it daily, sometimes judiciously, sometimes not. Home distillation of the last pressing takes place all over the Mediterranean, but it had its roots here, in Minoan life. Archaeologists have scraped residue of tsikoudia off pottery that's 3,000 years old. The myth of Hades could well have been spun under its influence. Scholars describe tsikoudia-soaked bacchanals that gave rise to mantinades, ancient Cretan verses
The love I love is one
My God is one as well
with others I simply laugh and play
just to flirt with hell.
We caught the scent of kazani fires while driving along the road from Rethymno, on the north coast, to Spili, a mountain village tucked into the island's spine. It was late Sunday afternoon, and Debb's friend, Niko, had invited us to join him at the village kazani.
Smiling as he entered the inn, Niko hugged and kissed the mother and son who ran the place. We could tell that he had already been to the kazani (in fact, he'd been to two) for several hours. He told us the whole village had been there, but the party had moved to a café just a short walk away.
We followed him to a backstreet where a couple of cafés faced a bluff, along which is a linear fountain, a trough catching spring water that gushes from the mouths of nineteen lion heads, sculpted into the mountainside. The café hummed with young villagers, laughing and flirting, several sheets to the wind. When the waiter finished setting down our ouzo, he crossed the street to the lions' heads, and returned with tumblers filled with frigid water. For all the drinking of spirits and wine, Cretans love their water most. It plunges from the snowy peaks through deep gorges, gushing from subterranean springs and into ubiquitous glass pitchers, always sweating against the heat, as if the transition from dark and cold to bright and warm had been too sudden.
Niko led us out of the village, a half-hour walk along a ridge, to a roadside taverna where another family stood to welcome him. The father and sons set us a table with extra chairs (for themselves, eventually) on the terrace, overlooking a black chasm, miles wide, dotted with lights twinkling from shepherds' cabins. I scoured the valley for kazani fires.
The sons brought snails, in heaps, and pitchers of the family's wine, and grilled rabbit, and octopus, more water, more wine, and sliced beets atop their greens anointed with oil and vinegar. Everything on that table had pushed its way through earth or waves, through careful hands and stretches of time. We made a mess of shells and dishes, but we had the taverna and the family to ourselves. Finally stanching the flow of wine, we hit the road, over which a late harvest moon had risen, lighting our way. Niko wove down the ridge, singing and dancing, still determined to take us to the kazani.
A quarter mile outside the village, we heard singing and clapping. As we stumbled into town, it grew louder, until there we were, passing an old-style kafeneion, flooded with cruel fluorescent light, decorated with fading political posters and Spartan tables, laid open to the street through glass sliders. Usually, places like this buzz quietly with soft voices and the clicking of worry beads or dominoes echoing off the terrazzo floors. But that night, all hell had broken loose. Young men in leather jackets sat at a long table with old men in cardigans and one young village woman, all singing at the top of their lungs, thumping tables, and drinking tsikoudia. Seeing Niko, they called to us and leapt up to add another table.
They gave me a chair on the end, with my back against an old sewing machine. The proprietor plunked down carafes of tsikoudia and dishes of sliced cucumbers, peanuts, feta, olives, and tomatoes. Debb sat next to me, translating lyrics, and Robbie sat at her other arm, wearing a full blown smile for all to see.
The din of laughter, singing, clapping, and banging shot glasses on tables cut my tethers to past or future, throwing all my senses into the scene before me. Suddenly, I heard Debb say to Robbie: "He wants you to open your hand." One of the men reached a closed hand over the table. The women stretched out their palms, and the man said nothing while he dribbled pomegranate seeds into their hands. The sight of those ruby-red seeds struck me, knowing, as did everyone in the room, that they expressed a profound welcome and a certain kind of claiming that goes back to Persephone. By consuming them, she bound herself to return to Hades every winter. Debb pitched them into her mouth and Robbie ate them one by one, to the applause of the giver and the old man sitting next to her.
One man gathered himself, got up to leave, and was caught by the coat and thrown right back into his chair. He shrugged and put his hat back on the table. A stout guy in his thirties barely entered when a seated friend grabbed him around the middle. Half tackled, he bent over his friend's shoulder, snatched a glass off the table, drank it down, and smashed the glass on the floor, causing an even greater uproar.
He laughed and squeezed in next to me. Throwing money on the table, he poured tsikoudia for everyone within reach. At the other end, the young village woman, to the delight of her husband, hopped onto the tables in mid-step of a dance with another man. We dove to clear tottering carafes and glasses, as the man's work boots pounded out the beat and the woman egged him on. Raised hands, a kind of clapping wave, surrounded the dancers, who barely kept their balance. But at our end, the wild man next to me grabbed the corner and shook the tables under them. Somehow, they stayed on their feet until they could get back on the floor, yanking the old men near them into their dance.
Such exuberance often leads to plate-smashing, but in this place, metal ashtrays and a few shot glasses were swept to the feet of the dancers, then a pomegranate went spinning to the center of the circle and they all danced around it. An elderly man lost his balance and fell backwards, into a pile of chairs, but found safety. So the song spontaneously shifted to a cheerful wail about a shepherd who had broken his back. The wild man next to me poured me another drink, and toasted. Cretans never take a sip from a fresh glass without saluting, "Yamas." In broken English, he yelled "What is your name?"
"Pavlos," I said. (It appears I had gone native.)
He straightened his back, narrowed his eyes, touched his sternum with his fingertips and said, "You are Pavlos?" Uh-oh, I thought, as his friends took notice. Then he shouted, "I am Pavlos!" Surprised, we toasted again, drank again, and this time he took my glass and lobbed it onto the floor near the dancers. He beckoned Christos, who once lived in Chicago, and who immediately said, "All his life, living in this village, he has never met another Pavlos." Just when I thought I had reached the limit of camaraderie, I suddenly had eight more comrades.
He asked why I wasn't dancing. And I asked why he wasn't. But before Christos translated that question, he explained that Pavlos had worked for the power company and had lost both legs, below the knees, to a high voltage wire. Insisting on hearing my question, though, Pavlos laughed and supplied an answer: "The last time I danced, it was the ultimate; I danced with lightning."
Anything could happen. Fear was a joke, injury a song, and death a dance partner. Half in the bag and surrounded by madmen and my favorite women, I privately saluted the mysteries remaining in my own life.
I dreamt that night of the Cretan winter sky, blinding sun eclipsed by angry clouds. To the sun, I closed my eyes and sought darkness, and with the clouds overhead, I searched for rays of light. In dark corners of Crete, where the secrets are stashed, Zorba can be found, celebrating "that this life and the next are but one."
On the way out of town in the morning, I spotted Pavlos by his smoke shop, leaning on an ice cream chest. I got out to say goodbye. He hugged me hard. "I love you," he said. A lump clenched in my throat. I avoid empty promises, but blurted, "We'll come back." And, like the king of the underworld himself, he waved and said, "I know you will."
The pomegranate seeds and Persephone prove that we have no choice but to go back and forth, from dark to light. With tsikoudia as my ferryman, I found a vibrant spirit in an underworld, one that dispels fear and defines life. Cretan author Nikos Kazantzakis defines enlightenment as "gazing with undimmed eyes upon all darkness."
Crete won't look the same again. Nothing does. Shadows fall on me like mercy. I toast the demons at my table. The unknown cools my quest for answers. And if I go into the darkness, I must be ready to find secrets that defy the light of understanding, that lie there for reasons all their own.
Paul B. Hertneky writes about food, culture, travel, the environment, and industry. His stories and essays appear in magazines, newspapers, and anthologies, and can be heard on National Public Radio and Public Radio International. A journeyman cook, most recently at the MacDowell Colony for artists, he lives in Hancock, New Hampshire, teaches writing at Antioch University New England, and travels frequently to Crete.e.
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Artworks that adorn the walls of office buildings are taking on a much more important role than merely providing a bit of colour – they're sparking creativity, generating a sense of community and belonging, and lessening stress, according to experts.
Emilya Colliver, founder and director of Art Pharmacy Consulting, which advises a range of businesses on art and culture, said art could have big benefits for office workers.
"I think it really does have an impact on the people working in those places," she said.
A recent UK report looking at how visual arts impact on people's wellbeing found that exposure to art reduced anxiety, increased self-esteem and stimulated collaboration.
At Dexus Property Group, a real estate investment trust which manages office, industrial, retail and healthcare properties across the country, art is an increasingly important consideration.
"We have been through a period where that attention to art in buildings was diminished, but today we are seeing a resurgence," said Amanda Pieriboni, Dexus's head of city retail developments. "We are now conscious of the importance of artwork in a building.
"We understand how it can bring a human element and fine detail to the surrounding streetscape and how it can help to create places where people can meet and have interests. It has a lot to do with the focus on the people who occupy the buildings and their experience.
Similarly, real estate investment firm ISPT which has a shopping centre focus, also invests in art. "Art is an important part of our approach to place making," said Chris McCluskey, general manager of development services.
Among recent projects by Art Pharmacy Consulting has been the installation of a number of artworks for Dexus at their Market Street office in Sydney. They're designed to reflect the company's construction and property background and curated to highlight both its values and to suit the site.
For ISPT, Ms Colliver commissioned six local artists for a 12-month digital artwork at their Creek Street office in Brisbane, inspired by elements of Queensland. The first was by Chris Bennie, a video work featuring himself in a wide expanse of river, disrupting the landscape, across two screens.
Financial services company Deloitte Australia has a long relationship with Art Pharmacy, and last year asked them to commission the making of a sculpture for their new welcome lounge of their Sydney CBD building to signify 'the human spirit' to mark the 2018 Invictus Games. Jonathan Biet and Sophie Bain created 'an army' with no two pieces the same, 'embracing the imperfections we all have that make us individuals'.
"I think art is an absolutely critical part of making an office a destination and a hub of creativity, and helping people to solve problems in different ways," said Nicola Mansfield, a designer in Deloitte's experience design team. "When anyone can work from anywhere, you have to make the office appealing enough to attract people.
Online gallery Direct Art Australia has been finding demand is rising steadily from office and hospitality businesses for quality works. More and more businesses want to make their workspaces more appealing, in order to lure new talent and retain great performers, according to director Julian Mahoney.
"Paintings can also have a soothing effect to help create a relaxing ambience which can fight stress, or they can be aimed at promoting creativity and productivity," he said.
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Hong Kong's corruption watchdog has charged a former managing director of JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd. (JPMS) with bribery, alleging she offered a job to the son of the chairman of a logistics company to help the bank win work on its initial public offering.
Leung is the latest former senior JP Morgan executive in Asia to be ensnared in the scandal.
Fang Fang, who was chief executive of JP Morgan Chase's China investment banking business until his departure in March 2014, was arrested in May that year as part of the investigation.


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Former Manchester United and Arsenal striker Robin van has revealed that he asked Arsene Wenger to splash the cash on Giorgio Chellini when the manager and striker were both at Arsenal.
Former Dutch striker Van Persie played under Wenger at Arsenal for eight years and was instrumental in helping the team secure the FA Cup in 2005. During the former Feyenoord man's stint at Arsenal, he could not lift the Premier League title with the London club, but he did so after joining Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.
Having joined the Red Devils in 2012, Van Persie arrived as a beast ready to pounce on anyone that stood in his way trying to stop him from winning the Premier League title. He said in an interview that Arsenal l's failure to lift the trophy was because there were different problems at the club asides from defense weaknesses.
The ex-striker said he urged Wenger to sign Chiellini from Juventus back then as he would have been a proper addition and shored up the leaky defense.
36-year-old Chellini is not only considered a worthy material but also one of the most incredible defenders in the world. He is currently still playing for Juventus and Van Persie Insists that it would have been a great idea to bring him to the Emirates Stadium.
Van Persie recalls when he referred Chellini as a top defender to Wenger, but the Frenchman ended up not signing him. Persie said the Italian is one of the best defenders in recent history and is a true winner.
According to the former Netherlands international striker, Attackers must score goals in football, but defenders and a goalkeeper are pivotal in winning a football match.
Van Persie was a fan's favorite at Manchester United when he joined, immediately stealing the hearts of fans and always gave his all to become a better player for the club. His major reward for the season he moved to Old Trafford was when he finally got his hands on the Premier League trophy.
The former striker said he and Wenger still talk sometimes and that they keep in touch. He added that despite some people thinking otherwise, he didn't have any issues with Wenger when he left the club for United in 2012.


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Q: hibernate3-maven-plugin 3.0 run fine in Eclipse with m2eclipse but failed with standalone maven I use Eclipse Indigo with M2Eclipse 1.0.200.20111228-1245 and I want to use hibernate3-maven-plugin version 3.0 to generate the database schema from my Hibernate configuration file and mapping files. Here is the plugin xml snippet from my pom.xml.
<plugin>
    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
    <artifactId>hibernate3-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>3.0</version>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <id>create-schema</id>
            <phase>process-test-resources</phase>
            <goals>
                <goal>hbm2ddl</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
                <components>
                    <component>
                        <name>hbm2ddl</name>
                        <implementation>configuration</implementation>
                    </component>
                </components>
                <hibernatetool destdir="${project.basedir}">
                    <classpath>
                        <path
                            location="${project.basedir}/src/main/resources/mappings/" />
                    </classpath>
                    <configuration
                        configurationfile="${project.basedir}/src/test/resources/hibernate.cfg.xml" />
                    <hbm2ddl create="true" export="false"
                        drop="true" outputfilename="schema.sql"
                        format="true" console="false" />
                </hibernatetool>
            </configuration>
        </execution>
    </executions>
</plugin>

With the above configuration, I can run a 'Maven build' inside Eclipse with m2eclipse (embedded maven 3.0.2) and the goal 'process-test-resources' just fine. But when I tried to run with standalone maven (3.0.4) and I've got the exception like this
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:hibernate3-maven-plugin:3.0:hbm2ddl (default-cli) on project amlbs: There was an error creating the AntRun task. NullPointerException -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:hibernate3-maven-plugin:3.0:hbm2ddl (default-cli) on project amlbs: There was an error creating the AntRun task.
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:217)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:153)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:145)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBuild(LifecycleStarter.java:183)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:161)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:320)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:537)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:196)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:141)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:290)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:230)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:409)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:352)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: There was an error creating the AntRun task.
    at org.codehaus.mojo.hibernate3.AbstractHibernateMojo.execute(AbstractHibernateMojo.java:84)
    at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:101)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:209)
    ... 19 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.codehaus.plexus.configuration.DefaultPlexusConfiguration.add(DefaultPlexusConfiguration.java:170)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.configuration.DefaultPlexusConfiguration.addChild(DefaultPlexusConfiguration.java:146)
    at org.codehaus.mojo.hibernate3.util.PlexusConfigurationUtils.setHibernateConfiguration(PlexusConfigurationUtils.java:289)
    at org.codehaus.mojo.hibernate3.util.PlexusConfigurationUtils.parseHibernateTool(PlexusConfigurationUtils.java:67)
    at org.codehaus.mojo.hibernate3.AbstractHibernateToolMojo.getConfiguration(AbstractHibernateToolMojo.java:60)
    at org.codehaus.mojo.hibernate3.AbstractHibernateMojo.execute(AbstractHibernateMojo.java:76)
    ... 21 more
[ERROR]
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoExecutionException

Any help would be appreciated!

A: If it is at all any help, here is a working configuration for version 3.0 of the hibernate3-maven-plugin. It is firing off hbm2java (your question is for hbm2ddl) but it appears to me useful regardless, particularly while no one else is answering (yet).
<configuration>
    <hibernatetool>
        <classpath>
            <path location="${project.build.testOutputDirectory}" />
        </classpath>
        <jdbcconfiguration
            propertyfile="${basedir}/jpa-reveng/hibernate.properties"
            revengfile="${basedir}/jpa-reveng/hibernate.reveng.xml"
            reversestrategy="com.package.MyReverseEngineeringStrategy" />
        <hbm2java jdk5="true" ejb3="true"
            destdir="${project.build.sourceDirectory}" />
    </hibernatetool>
</configuration>


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Brand New Eyes [edit]
by Paramore | Genre: Pop/Rock | Release Date: September 29, 2009
In January 2009, Josh Farro spoke about the band's upcoming third studio album. Talking to Kerrang!, Farro said: "We're gonna try to [record] it in Nashville. I think writing the album there will inspire us, and then if we record there too it'll be a lot easier since we can sleep in our beds at night rather than in hotels like the other 300 days out of the year! We're not sure who's going to produce the record yet. We did "Decode" with [producer] Rob Cavallo, which was a good experience, but we're looking around and don't want to make any decisions until we have a lot of songs and we know what we're looking for. We really enjoy our live sound and we want a producer who can really capture that."[44]
On January 21, 2009, it was announced that Paramore will be the special guest with Bedouin Soundclash, The Sounds and Janelle Monae at the No Doubt Summer Tour 2009, starting in May 2009 in outdoor amphitheaters and arenas across the US and Canada.[45]
Paramore has completed production of their third studio album, titled "brand new eyes"[46], which is planned to be released on 29th September 2009.[47] According to the band's LiveJournal, Rob Cavallo (known for also producing Paramore's "Decode" and several other bands' albums such as Green Day, Avril Lavigne, Less Than Jake and My Chemical Romance) produced the third studio album.[48] "Ignorance" was released July 7 as the first single from "brand new eyes". In a recent interview Hayley Williams said the band had just recorded a performance for MTV Unplugged, and it will be airing on MTV in mid-September. The official music video for "Ignorance" aired on all MTV platforms, networks, and websites on August 13, 2009. Paramore have annouced on their official site that they will be hitting intimate venues across the USA. The tours starts September 29th (The day of 'brand new eyes' release) and ends November 1st in their home town.[49]
01. Careful
02. Ignorance
03. Playing God
04. Brick by Boring Brick
05. Turn It Off
06. The Only Exception
07. Feeling Sorry
08. Looking Up
09. Where the Lines Overlap
10. Misguided Ghosts
11. All I Wanted
12. Ignorance (Acoustic Version) [iTunes Bonus Track]
13. Brick By Boring Brick (Acoustic Version) [iTunes Bonus Track]
14. Turn It Off (Acoustic Version) [iTunes Bonus Track]
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Paramore "Brand New Eyes" Review | Posted January 27, 2013
Careful-5/5 Great way to kick the album off. Love how in the verses it starts out with drums and vocals and then the guitars crash in. Perfect opener
Ignorance-5/5 First single. Love all the lead guitar parts Josh Farro does on this song (too bad he left). Great song
Playing God-5/5 A song that's still upbeat, but with a more lighter approach. I like Haley William's vocals on the chorus
Brick By Boring Brick-5/5 Favorite song on the whole album. The chorus is what drew me in, but everything else about it is stellar. Nice guitar parts once again
Turn It Off-4.5/5 This is one of the more slower songs. It has a good intro riff. This one isn't my favorite, but not bad by any means
The Only Exception-5/5 Another slow song. It sounds really pretty. I love Haley's vocals on it
Feeling Sorry-4/5 The album picks up the pace again with this song. Great intro riff. Personally, I don't think it's the best on the album
Looking Up-5/5 This I wasn't a huge fan of at first, but it's really grown on me and become one of my personal favorites. Love the guitar parts on it. I also think it's cool that when you think the song is about to end, it keeps going. Great track
Where The Lines Overlap-4/5 This I feel is also not the best. I like some of the guitar work and the chorus is really good
Misguided Ghosts-5/5 I never thought Paramore would do an acoustic song, but here it is and it's great!!! One of my personal favorite, and this one is fun to play on guitar.
All I Wanted-4/5 The album closes out a little slower. This song is more of a power ballad, personally I don't think it's the best
Overall Impression: This is my favorite Paramore album!!! Although Riot! is very good too. It's hard to say which one's best as Riot! is more punky while Brand New Eyes leans more to the alternative side. Great album though! 10/10!
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Kimberly0191 (7)
Absolutely Amazing CD | Posted December 06, 2010
I bought this cd from Target one day. I knew i loved Paramore so i thought why nt buy their new cd. Each song was very inspirational to me. The lyrics really touched my heart in just about every song. My favorite song on the cd would probably have to be Turn It Off. Mostly because it's totally right about the world today. All our spite should be turned off. That we are all working toward something that doesn't really matter. It won't amount to anything in the end. This cd is so inspirational. i've actually wrote the lyrics to a few songs from the cd in my prayer journal, so i can look back on them. I've put this cd on my ipod and listen to it when i go running too. A+ on this CD for sure!
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Not Great as a Whole | Posted August 12, 2010
No one can deny that Hayley Williams (Paramore's lead singer) has talent. Her voice is amazing and she just rocks out on stage.
The band has a knack for writing catchy tunes. Most of their songs are (musically) very well written. I love their style and the tune of nearly every song.
Unfortunately, somtimes b/c their music is so good, you don't pay attention to the lyrics. Most of their songs are fine but they do the occasional bad lyric. On "Careful" Hayley sings, several times, "the truth never set me free so I'll do it myself". She claims to be a Christian, so she should know that Christ (the truth!) saves us. We can't free ourselves. Also, "The Only Exception" talks about how love never lasts and it always fails and it doesn't exist. I know most marriages today don't last, and most relationships aren't centered around true love, but some people do have it. It's very hard to have true love (romantic or not) but it does exist.
There are good songs though. "Ignorance" and "Playing God" are about those who are too concerned about judging other people to realize they're not so holy themselves. The realization that we must go through hard times to get better is made in "Turn it Off". In "Brick by Boring Brick", a girl's childish dreams are crushed when she realizes this world isn't perfect. When we live in our fantasies, we our centered on ourselves and not on how life really is and how we can help make it better.
So this is a decent CD. But I wouldn't suggest buying the whole thing, just a few songs.
2bethere (10)
the cd | Posted April 06, 2010
paramore is one of the best band i listen to. on their new CD they have a new person in the band and it seems that he fits right in this CD is the best CD by them they know what to do and that is what they do they7 work hard to be where they are and has work a long the why to get here from twilight to the mew CD this band has not given up on their dreams this CD is the best
jowsmith (4)
Diffeent in a good way | Posted December 28, 2009
I have to say that I have only recently come to begin listening to Paramore with their new release Brand New Eyes, and for me it is definitely a different sound for Christian music. Don't get me wrong, I greatly enjoy it, it is just different from the stuff I am used to listening to.
No1NancyDrewFan (92)
Woot! | Posted October 05, 2009
I absolutely LOVE this CD!!! Paramore has come such a long way from their first album. Their songs are catchier and their sound more mature... I'm already aching for the next release from them!! I hope they record it FAST! :D
marcomi (1)
Anticipation | Posted September 23, 2009
Much anticipation for Paramore's new album Brand New Album. Their hit single ignorance has sparked a flame that cannot be put out.Brick by Boring Brick" is expected to be the second single from the album, with "The Only Exception" to follow as the third single.Hayley Williams own lyrics will make this Paramore's most personal album.Available Sept.29


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